February 14, 2012
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Letter To A Right-Winger
If Obama's a commie, is it because of his Mommy
and the Muslims who washed his young brain clean?
To believe that, buddy, you're almost enough dumb to be
Intubated and wired to beeping machines.
True, he's not the best ever United States Pres,
However, he is far from the worst
His position stays one away from Rutherford Hayes
But Nixon, in worseness, comes first.
If I were a Venusian, I might find somewhat amusing,
the antics of the GOP nominees
as they lean ever rightward, but no matters who's chosen
They will probably nuke the Iranis.
With all due decorum, I nominate Rick Santorum
as the creepiest right-winger of all
He likes you barefoot and pregnant, ladies, he kisses dead babies
And you jerks prefer him to Ron Paul?
Your preferred face is that of Mitt Romney's
Who's posed in every state in our nation
As a severe conservative, a reasoned centrist, a liberal wanna-be,
He'll be a Classic Whig by his August nomination.
You don't think the globe's cooking, yet you swear Iran's nuking
when there is less proof for the latter
The facts they are concocting, you say of the scientists looking
Your ignorance makes me that much sadder.
On a basis that's daily, you support all actions Israeli
can't criticize That socialist state
Who cares if they censor me, they're fulfilling God's prophecy
Is free speech really that great?
But let the Muslims fight to be free, and you cry 'conspiracy!'
Arab Spring is a Caliphate plot!'
In their struggle I see our own founding revolutionaries
In your hypocrisy I do not.
So go on pretending you want freedom for all
you say let every man find his niche
But I know you don't care if the poor rise or if they fall
As long as the rich stay very, very rich.
Comments (17)
will you still be writing political poetry when we ridiculously late primary states get to vote? please.
@promisesunshine - How could I refuse such a sweet request? Rest assured, the contestants on all fronts will give me plenty of inspiration.
I should copy this and slip it in some purses of some very right wingers I know. Nah, they'd just throw it out without reading it.
@MelFamy - i have no doubt.
I vote for the issue of Iran's dream of burning us in the fires of Hiroshima, a program documented quite rigorously, and which, after the 2nd holocaust which the west will have lamely allowed to happen, will be revealed in the best-seller 'Mein Arabisher Kampf': How could we not have known?' to be removed from the left-right parlor-game discourse. Some outrages ought to transcend US politics.
For me it's a simple issue of my kids surviving into their 20s.
"Other than that", as Lincoln's wife gushed, "it was quite an entertaining show, and Mel's Muse rulez!"
2 points for the effort with rhyme. 1 point for the meager success. 100 points for the blatant use of multiple false premises.
I mean, hey, writing should be creative, after all.
@AgainstTheWind1 - Finally, someone realizes I suck at this! Now, if only they would elaborate a bit as to exactly how I suck, maybe I would respect their opinion.
@jsolberg - Yoni, both sides are equally dedicated to maintaining y'all's back. The main difference between the two is that the Christian right wants to then save you from your socialistic Jewish selves, and give the choice you've been waiting for; to repent or perish.
After our invasion of Iraq, the US fought tooth and nail to transform the country's national health care system into something similar to the greed-based fiasco we call a health-care system.
Clearly, I'm unable to do such a thing. See, forethought shows me it would end one of two, or perhaps three ways.
1) I elaborate, we debate, we both make points the other will simply refuse to accept because we have ideological reigns that won't let us and we end up wasting time.
2) I elaborate, and you respond in such a way that we get into a bitter and drawn out comment war, the likes of which I've no time for, and then Diva ends up writing a post about how racist I am, whereupon I retaliate by refusing to give to charities and buying a less fuel efficient vehicle.
3) I elaborate, and you set me straight, I see the error of my "conservative" (the pejorative "right-winger" is too mild for me) ways, and I begin to embrace the dream of social and economic justice for all, which results in my friends abandoning me and making me feel all alone on Xanga, my only real hope for a life where people care what I think.
Can't we just make this what it is? A touch of meaningless humor, just for the benefit of giving you a reader who won't pat you on the back, mindlessly? Everyone needs a dash of snark once and again.
But if you want actual discussion, how about this. I'll make you a deal. When it's "proven" that Iran's nuclear program really is just about the peaceful creation of energy, and not anything dealing with weapon-making, I'll come back here and publicly declare that you were right and I was wrong.
In return, when it's "proven" that Iran has, in fact, been working towards a Nuclear weapon, and when they attempt to use it, and when that results in the thousands, if not millions of dead, if you and I are still alive, I'll stand up and fight to defend your liberty to continue to be blind to the realities of the world around you.
Deal?
By the way, that bit at the top of your page, "When truth flies out the door, rumor flies innuendo" man, that's great. I love it. Did you come up with that? (I'm serious, if it's yours, well done.)
@AgainstTheWind1 - That has been attributed to hizzoner, Julius "Groucho" Marx.
How would you prove that Poland does not have a nuclear program? No this isn't the start of a joke, but a way of reminding you that proving a negative is often impossible.
I assume that you know how seriously Muslims take their fatwas. In 2005, Ayatollah Khamenei, the titular head of the Iranian government, issued a fatwa banning the use, development, stockpiling, and storage of nuclear weapons.
Yes, I wrote it to be funny, stick around for the laughs.
"I'd never join a club that would have me as a member."
All hail, king Marx. The good Marx...
Regarding the fatwah, are you familiar with the doctrine of abrogation?
Israel is reported to have over 3 dozen nukes; we have hundreds, maybe thousands. Neither Iran, with none, nor its leaders are suicidal. Ergo, Israel may die the death of a thousand cuts, but Iran will not risk it's own existence, as we would blast them off the planet if it was discovered they knew anything that they did not share.
I would worry more about the N. Koreans and psycho-terrorists than Iran.
I enjoyed this post, G. I'd venture the Libertarians will have to leave your boy's side (he's just not popular) and come over to Paul's. Only problem is that blasted 68%.....
I'll throw a number out here (um, a musical number, not a number number, as you are well aware that I am one of the 7%ers and right now that 7% is swimming)......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds_HsuXyyZo
@Kellsbella - I loved that number! Makes me want to start writing I Wrecked Iraq, the musical.
If the Republicans prove anything, it is that ignorance is not bliss. But then, they seem to hate joy and smallish dictionary and all probably lump joy and bliss together. Not that the Democrats deserve our respect either. It all comes down to spin, who spins it best because they all pee on the Constitution in action, if not words.
Nice bit of anger poetry. I love anger poetry.
@chromepoet - I am voting for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, mainly because Ron Paul is too old. The federal government has become bloated and inefficient, plus the Executive Branch has way too much power.
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